Yen gains on equities declines

Story link: Yen gains on equities declines The Japanese yen gained on the euro and the US dollar Monday as investors were expected to abandon purchases of higher-yielding currencies on declines in equities and ...

88-year-old has passion for living, learning

Edgar Spikes personifies a man who believes in the axiom, "It's never too late." Spikes doesn't see himself sitting at home and doing nothing is his later years.

Jefferson program about more than just basketball

Cedar Rapids Jefferson boys' basketball Coach Stu Ordman speaks to his team during practice Wednesday.

using Google Maps API on blogs.sun.com

To plot GPS data on google maps like in my previous entry , I used this great piece of software.

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Honda Sets All-Time Monthly Record for Worldwide Production

Tokyo, Nov 27, 2008 - - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic market sales, and export results for the month of October 2008, including all-time records for ...

Burkle meets life-changing accident head-on

North-Linn High School senior Alex Burkle stands where he survived a head-on car accident with a drunken driver at age 7. He and his mother were traveling on Troy Mills Road into town when a drunken driver ...

Woman's Club going to Pechanga

Seats are still available for the Woman's Club of Downey's bus trip to the Pechanga Resort and Casino on Monday.

Woman's Club celebrates Christmas

The Downey Christian Woman's Club will celebrate Christmas at their Dec. 10 meeting at the Los Amigos Country Club.

Tree lighting ceremony set Dec. 8

The city of Downey will host their annual tree lighting ceremony Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. outside City Hall.